Rafael Padilla-Cruz had been charged with 156 counts of first-degree sexual assault. Over the course of the trial, the charges were pared down to two felony counts and Padilla-Cruz was acquitted of both, court officials said.

He was arrested in Bridgeport on Oct. 23. Following his arrest, the Connecticut Post reported that Padilla-Cruz had been living with the victim’s family and was accused of sexually assaulting the boy almost every day from 2007 to 2008.

Padilla-Cruz has denied the allegations throughout his trial and pleaded not guilty.

One of Padilla-Cruz’s lawyers called the boy a “troubled youngster” and said, “our client was vilified for his sexual orientation,” the Connecticut Post reports.